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Something for the old school ... - 78%

ShatteredSky, November 9th, 2003

This is the pure stuff, straightforward rocking, nearly no cheesy parts and ... solos after all. Nothing new or overwhelming, just plain normal metal played and sung by quite talented people. This is easy to get into, like some holidays for the ears. And yes, they indeed have some damn catchy melodies and powerful riffage.
Take “Ultra violence”, this one rocks like hell and the main riff is a real crusher. Man, just plain headbanging shit creeping up your spine. So is more or less “Soul of your machine”, “Heaven’s kiss” and “Drowning the pain” feature a more groovy pace. I also like the rather simple, but atmospheric ballad “Enter the dragon”.
The quality declines somewhat to the end of the album. But the only thing on here that’s kind of annoying is “Writing on the wall”. The title track represents a slightly proggy, short instrumental.
This is not a must have, but worth getting.